FOR most couples preparing for their wedding day, making sure the right people sit next to each other, is one of their many worries.

FOR most couples preparing for their wedding day, making sure the right people sit next to each other, is one of their many worries.

Put the bride's mother next to the groom's ex-girlfriends, or the wrong embarrassing uncle next to the wrong maiden aunt, and there could be trouble in store.

But endless diagrams and torn-up bits of paper could be a thing of the past, as a Welsh web company has come up with the perfect solution.

The Hitching Post of Newport has added a new feature to its wedding planning site, which allows couples to arrange the seating online and, if necessary, move everyone at the click of a button.

The site works by letting couples list all the guests and move them round a virtual table. The final item can then be e-mailed to the venue.

It is thought this is the first site of its kind in Britain.

Amanda Holland of The Hitching Post said, "It's so easy to use and it saves so much time.

"I know how complicated seating arrangements can be - Auntie Betty doesn't talk to Uncle John, so they don't want to sit near each other; Jane and Steve are divorced and re-married, so keep them away from each other. You want your noisy friends away from the grandparents.

"There's so much to think about when planning the wed-ding reception. Our new seating planner helps to eliminate the stress that's involved with these arrangements.

"You can save the work you've done or change it at any time. You can e-mail the seating planner to your friends, the venue manager and print out your work.

"If you want to start all over again, that's no problem; it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind!"

Couples can even give their password to friends and family to let them check they're not about to be seated next to their least favourite relative.

Will Stephens, the company's design director said, "I had no idea how technical it would be. But the result is perfect. The seating planner is simple and easy to use; all the technical stuff is at our end."